This week’s ten best outfits come to you courtesy of Paris Fashion Week Men’s fall 2019 show, a week very much dominated by designer Virgil Abloh‘s Louis Vuitton and Off-White presentations. Not only were they the week’s most coveted invite, but Abloh’s designs were spotted all over attendees with his first season of chain-adorned Louis Vuitton bags the ultimate status symbol.
Check out looks below as sported by Carine Roitfeld, Yoon Ahn, Naomi Campbell, Soo Joo Park, Erin J. Frost, Kristen Noel Crawley, Shiobhen Bell, Sita Abellan, Vashtie and Pharrell.
Carine Roitfeld front row at Off-White in Off-white
Yoon Ahn in pearl Ambush earrings
Naomi Campbell stays stunning, sporting curls and head-to-toe Louis Vuitton
Soo Joo Park…we wish we knew who the jeans were by!
Erin J. Frost in Moncler x Craig Green
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Kristen Noel Crawley dripping in Louis Vuitton
Shiobhen Bell in Off-White bodysuit and Descente ALLTERRAIN jacket with Air Jordan 1 x Aleali May sneakers
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Sita Abellan in ManéMané dress with Louis Vuitton bag
Vashtie attends GQ’s Paris Fashion Week party in black lace and strikes a pose with her ex-beau, Pharrell, who’s sporting a crewneck sweatshirt by Human Made
Aleali May and Sashà Elina de Oliveira en route to MISBHV
![Actress #ViolaDavis' cover for #VanityFair is winning praise, especially in light of gymnast #SimoneBiles' #AnnieLeibowitz-shot #Vogue cover, which has been widely panned.
Turns out, Davis was shot by #DarioCalmese (portrait on the slide by #TeronBeal), the first black photographer to shoot a cover for VF, which was first published from 1913 to 1936 and then revived in 1983.
Until two weeks ago, according to the @nytimes, Calmese didn't know if he was the first Black photographer to shoot the cover but he had a hunch so he reached out to magazine editors.
In the magazine's July-August letter, editor-in-chief #RadhikaJones wrote, "To the best of our knowledge, it is the first Vanity Fair cover made by a Black photographer.”
At the same time, in the 35 yeas before Jones was named editor, VF had published just 17 covers solo covers featuring Black people. Since become EIC two-and-a-half years ago, Jones has published eight covers featuring Black people including two featuring interracial married couples.
According to Calmese, the cover poses was inspired by an 1863 McPherson & Oliver photograph (on the slide but be warned it's disturbing) of Gordon, an enslaved man whose back is filled with scars from being whipped.
Commenting on the choice, Calmese explained, "When you look at it, it is gruesome and harsh, but he pushes back more toward the camera. His hand is at his waist, you know that line, with his profile going down the arm and coming back. And so I was like: I can recreate this."
Well aware of the importance of the cover, Calmese said, "I did know that this was a moment to say something. I knew this was a moment to be, like, extra Black."
According to the NY Times, "For [Jones], the image represented the strength it takes to tell your own story, she said. For [Calmese], it is about rewriting an old story.](https://snobette.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)
